http://joinraja.com Join Raja! Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:21:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Mt. Lebanon Friends & Neighbors, Hope you are all doing well. As you may be aware, the 2010 budget was passed by the Mt. Lebanon Commission on Dec 14th. This budget did not impact services nor have a tax increase despite significant increases in costs. Similar to last year, I ... http://joinraja.com/2009/12/24/mt-lebanon%e2%80%99s-2010-municipal-budget-passed-without-impacting-services-and-no-tax-increase-despite-significant-increases-in-costs/ D. Raja Recognized by Carnegie Science Center with Entrepreneur Award On May 8, the Carnegie Science Center announced the winners of their prestigious 2009 Awards Program. D. Raja, CEO of Computer Enterprises, Inc., was recognized by the Science Center for his accomplishments by presenting him with the Entrepreneur Award. ... http://joinraja.com/2009/05/29/raja-is-awarded-carnegie-science-centers-entrepreneur-of-the-year/ Hi Everyone, As you may know, when the budget was approved at the end of last year, the Commission did not include any 2009 road maintenance. Mt. Lebanon typically has been spending about $1M a year to maintain the roads (either via resurfacing or reconstructing depending upon the condition of the ... http://joinraja.com/2009/05/28/bond-issuance-for-roads/ Hi Everyone, I am responding to rumors from a few weeks ago that the board appointments were made on partisan lines. My perspective is that the best candidate for any board or authority should be chosen irrespective of party. Let me provide a little background for those of you who are ... http://joinraja.com/2009/05/21/appointments-to-boardsauthorities/ Hi Everyone, It has been a little while since I have posted any comments on my blog. I have been traveling a good bit which has required me to focus most of my time, including weekends, catching up on my regular work load. With regard to the recent traffic conversations, I thought ... http://joinraja.com/2009/04/28/speed-control/ Dear Mt. Lebanon Friends & Neighbors, Yesterday, the Commission unanimously passed the 2009 budget with a small tax cut and after restoring several programs that were cut in the proposed budget. Many of you have contacted me to express your opinion on the budget, particularly the cuts that were proposed. I ... http://joinraja.com/2008/12/16/tax-cuts-restored-services-passed-in-2009-mt-lebo-budget/ Selling McNeilly to fund Mellon Turfing/Lighting Hi Everyone, The various sports groups collectively represented by Chip Dalesandro and Scott Hagy presented to the Commission a few weeks ago and indicated their highest priority was putting artificial turf and lighting in Mellon Field and that the Municipality should sell McNeilly field (as ... http://joinraja.com/2008/11/17/selling-mcneilly-to-fund-mellon-turfinglighting/ Increasing revenue to Mt. Lebanon with zoning changes Hi Everyone, I meant to post this a couple weeks ago; however, I got delayed in doing so. The 2009 budget is going to be challenging. There have been significant increases in costs for some areas (like garbage collection, insurance premiums, etc). We are ... http://joinraja.com/2008/11/17/increasing-revenue-to-mt-lebanon-with-zoning-changes/ Every 5 months, a Commissioner gets to write an article in the Mt. Lebanon Magazine. The October edition is my turn and my article is titled “20/20”. This must have been read by residents last weekend as I have received a lot of positive feedback via email and phone. I ... http://joinraja.com/2008/09/30/2020/ Raja was the keynote speaker at the Indian Independence Day Celebration on August 17, 2008. The event was hosted by the Indian National Room Committee (UPitt) as they honored history and 61 years of freedom. Read more at upitt-indias-61st-independence-day.pdf http://joinraja.com/2008/09/26/raja-speaks-at-indias-61st-indepence-day-celebration-aug-17-2008/